Rayo vs. Real, suspended through sabotage

The match between Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid will not take place on account of problems with the electricity at the Vallecas Stadium. According to the President of Rayo, Raúl Martín Presa, it is all down to deliberate sabotage by somebody who has severed the cables.

With no fans in the stadium, as they cannot get in as the turnstiles don't work, and with no lighting in the ground, Rayo has consulted the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to try and get the game organised for this coming Monday.

Vicente Temprado, chairman of the Madrid Football Federation, who was at the Vallecas Stadium, stated that "it is the referee who has the last word".

José Mourinho had published Real Madrid's starting line-up in which the biggest change from the Champions' League game against Manchester City was the return of Sergio Ramos. And there was also the inclusion of Modric instead of Özil and of Benzema for Higuaín in the forward line.